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1 | Ignoring a Decision to Capitalize | Rev 14:16 | kalos | 149496 | ||
Ray: You write to me: 'You have written that "the oldest Greek manuscripts were all upper case."' [Actually, I, Kalos, did not write it -- I quoted it.] You continue: 'I don't know if that is true or not...'. [Ray, although I am not infallible (never claimed to be), I am not in the habit of posting things that are not true.] You then write: 'but I find it interesting and confusing that the writer finds FAULT with a capitalized "He" when it has been stated that they are all capitalized in the oldest Greek manuscripts.' Since the words in the oldest Greek manuscripts were written in all caps (upper case), then there is nothing to differentiate between caps AND lower case. The Greek manuscripts do not contain caps AND lower case. Therefore, there is nothing in the Greek that is equivalent to capital letters as we today use capital letters at the beginning of certain words. If a person is confused about this, then perhaps they should second guess their own decision to go around second guessing the decisions of real Greek scholars and Bible translators. Grace to you, Kalos |
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2 | Ignoring a Decision to Capitalize | Rev 14:16 | Ray | 149499 | ||
Hi Kalos, Whether you wrote it or the person you quoted wrote it, I still don't know if the statement is true. I am not all-knowing (never claimed to be); I am not in the habit of posting that something is false if I don't know that. But what I have heard here on the forum in the past is that the Hebrew was all caps and the Greek was all lower case. We need some verification on that point. There was some confusion on your quote because the quotation mark that you used started at 'Revelation 14:16...' 1) The real Greek scholars and Bible translators of the NASB and the NKJ have the Son of Man capitalized or allowed in their marginal note. I believe that your quoted author is doing some second guessing of his own. And I do not find fault with that; I just don't agree with him. From the heart, Ray |
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3 | Ignoring a Decision to Capitalize | Rev 14:16 | Morant61 | 149507 | ||
Greetings Ray! The oldest Greek manuscripts were written in all capitals called 'uncials'. Then, about the beginning of the 9th century, scholars began to use an all lower case style of writing called 'minuscule'. As for Hebrew, there are no lower case letters in Hebrew. They are all capitals. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | Ignoring a Decision to Capitalize | Rev 14:16 | Ray | 149517 | ||
Hi Tim, Thank you for that information. I hope that helps to keep peace between Kalos and me, (or should that be I?) even though it won't help in regard to capitalization choices. From the heart, Ray |
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